Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-07
Special Bulletin for January.
SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON CITY. Feb. J. ISL


The month of January, 1887, has been
remarkable for unusually low tempera-
lures, deficiency in rainfall, and light
snowfall IN all districts east of the Rocky
mountains.
Tempersture-In the states bordering
on the Atlantic ceoan and the gulf of
Mexico the mean temperature is reported
as being below the normal from to {
in the lower lake region, the Ohio valley
and Tennessee from O. to i'll the upper
lake region, the upper Mississippi and
Missouri valleys, from to ii below the
normal.
The greatest departures from the nor
NAL are reported from Chicago, below;
Davenport, below; Saint Paul, IL be-
low; Bismarck, IL below; Fort Buford,
below; Marquette, S below, and Oma-
he, S below. The mean temperature is
reported above the normal in Texas, Ar
kansas and the southern half of Missouri,
with the greatest differences at Lamar,
10 above; Fort Smith, ABOVE, and San
Antonio, > above the normal.
Rsinfall-Except in Minnesota, Dakota,
the New Ensland States ard portion of
Georgia, South Carolina and Michigan,
the total rainfall and melted snow for
January has been below the mean of pre-
viOus months of January.
The deficiency has been greatest in
the lower Mississippi valley and the mid
die Atlantic States. The following are
some OF the greatest deficiencies, in
inches: Lyuchborg, . 9; Charlotte, 50;
Yiczshurg, > 5; ana Cairo, 20 inches.
The greatest excuses are reported, in
ir,f hoe IRON = Nrt n.
o.; Duluth, 05; aud Deadwood, %
inches.
Snow fall-At the end of the month
snow on the ground is Only reported from
Northern New England of from ] 10
inches; from the lower lake region, of
from to inches; from the upper lake
region, Of from , to - inches; from
Iowa, of from to , inches, and from
Minnesota and Dakoto, Of from , to sc
inches. No snow storm prevailed during
the month over any extended area of sui
ticient depth to seriously impede railroad
travel.
Cold wayes-Three severe and ex-
tended cold waves prevailed; their Sc
verify may be estimated by the following
minimum temperatures recorded during
their passage. The first, prevailing from
the lst to the 18th, Bismarck recorded "A
below; st. Louis s below; New Orleans
q above; Jacksonville 90 above; Wash
ilgton 6 above, and New York city I
above zero. The second, prevailing from
the 7th to the 18th, Bismarck recorded So
below; st. Louis zero: New Orleans 80
above; Jacksonville % above; Washing
ton g above, and New York city 10
above zero. The third, prevailing m
the 18th to the 18th, Bismarck recorded
2G below; st. Louis zero; New Orleans
So above; Jacksonville % above; Wash
ington 8 above, and New York city g.
above zero.
Frosts-Frosts occurred with each of
above cold waves over the entire region
east OF the Rocky mountains, except
Southern Florida and Southern Texas.
orthers.-Severe northers prevailed
in Kansas, Indian Territory and Texas on
the I'd and 10th; with the one on the I'd
the minimum temperature fell to IL below
zero in Kansas and % above zero at Gal
weston; the one on the 10th the minimum
in Kansas was Is below zero and at Gal
weston "a above zero.
Wind storms-A number of dangerous
wind storms are reported. Among the
most severe may be mentioned the one on
the 18th, when Block Island reported
thirty-nine miles; Boston, forty-eight
miles, and Eastport, forty-two miles per
hour; the one IN the 18th and 18th, when
Grand Haven recorded forty miles;
Buffalo, tifty-eight miles; Chincoteague,
tifty-six miles, and Sandy Hook, thirty
four miles per hour.
A. W. GREEDY,
Captain, Fifth Cavalry, A. S. 0. and
Asst, Acting Chief Signal Officer, U. S.
Army.